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George Salisbury, One Of Oldest Natives of Phelps, Died Last Week George W . Salisbury, 83, life time resident of Fjhelps, passed away at M s farm home here Friday evening, May 8 , after a brief illness. Mr. Salisbury was the son of William and Calista Gates Salis bury of Melvin Hill and Phelps and a direct descendant of Will iam Salisbury, a soldier of the Revolution who was one of the pioneer settlers here. He was bom July 25, 1869 at Melvin Hill on the homestead of his ancestors. He was a grad uate of Phelps Union and Class ical Academy and attended A l bion College, Michigan. After teaching school locally he en gaged in farming and well over half a century ago bought the farm a mile northeast of Phelps. A life-long Democrat, Mr. Sal isbury served several terms as supervisor of the town of Phelps and. except for his first tefon, was also chairman of the board of supervisors for Ontario coun ty. During the Wilson Admin istration he was postmaster at Phelps. He was a member of tiie Phelps Presbyterian church and before his advanced age was active in fraternal affairs He bad been ~ Master of Sincerity Lodge F. Sc A M., Masonic dis trict deputy, Patron of the East ern Star, Past Assistant Grand Lecturer of Ontario, Seneca and Yates Dist. OES and Master of Phelps Grange, and Master and Deputy of the Ontario County Pomona Grange. Mr. Salisbury is survived by his widow, Charlotte Tallmadge Salisbury; two sons, George Sal isbury, Jr., of Sidney and W . Seward Salisbury of Oswego; one daughter, Mrs. Allan S. Hurl- burt of Chapel Hill, N . C ; one brother, Albert Salisbury of Phelps; two sisters, Miss Ida Salisbury of Phelps and Mrs. Emma S. Gifford of Newark, N. Y., $Jso sevefa grandchildren, Jacquelyn Salisbury of Syra cuse, Martha Salisbury of Sid ney, William, R t e h ^ .and »ofo; ert Salisbury of Oswego, John and Joan Hurlburt of Chapel Hill, N . C. Funeral services were conduc ted Monday at 2:80 p.m. at the Eacker Funeral Home, and the Rev. Cjharles Dayton of the First Pr«febyterian church officiating Interment was in Rest Haven cemetery. ( PHELPS I ■ ■ m m L i I HP CITIZEN VOLUME T-NUMBER 13 PHELPS. N. Y. M AY 15, 1953 7c PER SINGLE COPY County Legion To Meet Here Sunday May 24 The Ontario County American Legion Committee will hold the annual meeting and election at the Seely B. Parish Post Sunday, May 24th. County Commander Edward Schanz of tjhe J. J. Dris coll Post, Clifton Springs, will ca 11 the meeting promptly at 3 p.m. Delegates and alternates sure expected from Geneva, Canan daigua, Naples, Victor, Shorts- Mayor Quigley Proclaims May 23rd Poppy'Day Mayor Robert Quigley has is sued a statement that May 23rd is official Poppy Day. The pop pies will be distributed by the American Legion Auxiliary as In the past years and a house to ^ouse canvass will be undertaken beginning May 18th. Mrs. Fran cis Henry, Jr., is official poppy chairman and urges the public to £ive the Auxiliary the cooper- .ion they have shown in the past. Kindergartener Breaks Both Arms In Gym Lynn Rockefeller, 6 , son of Mr. and Mrs. Asahel Rockefeller and a pupil in tjhe Kindergarten at Phalps Central School, was climb ing the jungle gym in the school playground when he discovered he had climbed too (high. As here was no one around to help 'ira down, he jumped and landed -in both hands. The other children In the playground noticed he was rying and told his teacher, MrS. Robert Gilmer. It was apparent hat he jhad broken his left arm. tJhe' Phelps Has Power Lineup To Throw At Hjighly Touted Homer Braves And Johnny Gee Sunday . — - - - -- fniA #lwol ftrtfawlmflrtw Phelps People Get Certificates At CountyCD Program Civilian Defense director for Ontario County, Calvin Brown, presented certificates at the com pletion of the \Self Help-Neigh bor Help\ program May- 6 . Mrs. Albert Ives was instructor of the course. Those receiving cer tificates were: Mrs. Paul Adams, Mrs. Alva Bailey, Mrs. Marion Bay lord, Mrs. Harriet Burnett, Roy Burnett, Mr. John Boughtin, Mrs. Ma^y converse, Mrs. William P. Crough Mrs. Charles H. Dayton, Mrs. Theodore Flood. Mrs. Kurt F. Grainer, Mrs. Lawrence Maslyn, Mrs. Lawrence Ott, Lawrence Ott, Mrs, Charles Rendelsham, Mrs. Jojhn Richard son, Mrs. Robert Sebring, Mrs. George Tate, Mrs. Ray Tyman, Mrs. 'William Van Dyke, Mrs. Louis Ottley, Mrs. Donald Croll, ind Mrs. Reed Ottley. Doz£n Adults In Driver Training The final organisation meeting of the Finger Lakes Semi-pro League was .held Monday evening in Seneca Falls, and final arrange, ments were completed for the grand league opening this Sunday afternoon. The League will open with Newark playing at the Sampson Sabres, Geneva at Syra cuse, and Homer at Phelps. After some discussion, the Geneva at Syracuse game was postponed un til some time in June, as the teams were not ready to gc^ The Phelps-Homer game brings together two of the most power ful teams/ in the area in the opener. The Homer Braves, long a standout power in the Southern Tier, will bring an all pro team to the local field. Long Johnnie Gee, well-known ex-big leaguer, who hurled for Phelps two years ago, will be on tjhe mound fot Homer. Colorful Johnnie, Well- liked and respected in Phelps, al ways gives an outstanding per- I formance. Behind John in the I hurling corps are Bill- Michaels I who pitched for Newarl^ several \ years ago, ’knd' Jo* \ a r4d-$vat raotfpeteC 'by tiut * iw^WL-»lias a, gau ate Convention to be held in ' oahester and to the National Convention to be held in St. Lou is, Mo. The America Legion Auxiliary serve the dinner to follow o meeting. The dinner chairman Mrs. Benjamin Palmer. Phelps Chapter FFA Wins Awards At State Convention Held in Wellsville Phelps Chapter, Future Farm ers of America won two-firsts and 1 second in State contests. At the 1953 Annual State Convention, concluded at Wellsville, N. Y. on Saturday evening, May 9th, the Chapter was awarded first prize of $100 and a chance to repres ent New York State in the north east eliminations. The second, first place award, was a $50.00 award given to the Chapter for winning the “Good Seed and Crop Variety Contest.” This Award is given by the New York State Seed Asso. The Chapter also received an Empire Award in the Chapter Awards Contest. They placed second to Dryden Future Farmers. Other Chapters in the top eight included. Scio, Greenville, Ham ilton, Letchworth, Pine Plains and South Kortright. Representing the Chapter at the State Meeting were Thomas Salisbury, who was the official delegate, Robert Vingee who re ceived his Empire Farmer De gree and Elliot Johnson, Advis or. The meeting started on Thurs day evening and concluded with a banquet on Saturday night. During the convention, in addi tion to the regular business sessions, delegates made tours of interest in the area, were en tertained by the New York State Band and Chorus, made up of F F.A members, and heard the finals in the State F .F A . Public Speaking Contest. The officers of the Phelps Chapter are President, Robert Viftgee, Vice' President, Robert Salisbury, Secretary, Raymond VanHemel, Reporter, Edward Hay- aert and Sentinal, Gerald Van- Camp. PTA Meeting Next Thursday The Parent-Teaahers’ Associa tion will meet at 8 p.m. May 21 st in the playroom of the new school building. Mrs. Guy Bowles of Geneva, a member of the State PTA com mittee, will be guest speaker. She will speak on State PTA, what it has done in the past year and may do in the next year, touch ing on educational television among other problems. She will ingtnii the new officers of the Phelps PTA. There will be reports by Mrs. Herbert Parmelee and Mrs. Rob ert Gilmer, representatives to the PTA conference at Cornell and also a report on school banking with an experienced person to answer questions. Refreshments will be served mobile driver training at Phelps Central school under' the- direction of Arlan Wilber, instruc tor, as a part 6 f the adult edu cation program. ^ Saturdays the group is taken by fours and each has one (half hour toil Springs. Xrays Were taken of his left arm at the Clifton Springs Sanitarium. It was found that he lad fractured his wrist and his irm was placed in a cast. Later that night’ Lynn com plained that jhis right arm was nirting him and it had become rwollen. When xrays were taken f his right arm, it was discov ered that it had been fractured tion. mq . This arm was placed in I The nine-week course will be splints. i ompleted June 20. first’; Charles tiie Syracuse Chiefs ore second; Bob Hunt, who has experience in the Appalacian League at Short; and Mike Christopher, long a fav orite of Sorter League fans on third. In the outfield, Big Duke fours tiuu CO.UU Xiao uuc . - of actual driving and one and I Erickson leads a, fine array one half hours of observing, and sluggers. on Monday nights there is 80 To match this array of power, minutes of class room ins true- Manager Ollie Cook of Phelps Drivers Hinder Fire Apparatus On Way To Timber Fire In Pine Plains Tuesday The Phelps Fire Department responded to a timber fire in Pine Plains Tuesday night at 9 45 It was reported no prop erty damage. Qhief Rollin Hood said “The apparatus was hin- lered by motorists refusing to rrant the right of way Anyone hasing or impeding the trucks -esponding to alarms will be ap- •irehended and prosecuted. Drivers Jailing to give right of way, Mrs Ed Norsen of Walnut Street was over to the new home which is being built for her son, Ed, Saturday morning, when she tripped over some boards falling on her wrist and facturing it She was taken to Dr. O. P. Willson, who put a cast on it X-rays have been taken at t_hf? Clifton Springs Sanitarium. or failing to pull to the right nd coming to a full stop or driving within 500 feet are lia ble to fine or imprisonment or both.” Memorial Day Program Here Being Planned The Memorial Day program this year is under the chairmanship of John Richardson who is Work- -g in conjunction with Gayle Collins and Ralph Petty. Watch or the announcemct of ihe pro- -am to appear in a later paper. Area Equipment Dealers Held Meeting In Phelps Monday Nite ^ _ a __ _____ i. 'TVAafiiirAr' Mr. Rob- .» The regular monthly meeting {j if the Wayonya, local club of B A S E B A L L S C H E D U L E * j farm equipment dealers, was held t -. c , , , ^ Ayr-,, *lat a dinner meeting at the York DeSales plays here May . , ■ Monday evening, May 11. Red Jacket plays here M ay * j They had as guests the follow- J 19th. * *1 ing officers of the New York t , __ * j. Farm E^'ilnment Dealer's Asso- J Phelps at Chfton May ci&tion: J All games are scheduled \ j Mr Howard DeNise Fairport, * ( a . J rr, /'l e w York State President; Mr. , for 4 p. m. _____ * ____ J | -;'aorge Smith, Penn Yan, New York State Treasurer; Mr. Rob ert C. Burnette, Skaneateles, New York State Managing Di rector. President J. J. O’Meal of East Dalmyra presided. The program was furnished by the Ethyl Cor- ooration through the courtesy of tnrank Stabelin of New York «ty 'ho gave a very interesting ad dress as well as showing several films. will have Billy Gates of the Syra cuse Chiefs and Watertown on the motind, backed up by Foster En- glehart and Chuck Siniff, both of whom were very impressive In last Sunday's win over Newark, 5-1. The infield of Fred Mularski, ex-Border Leaguer and Provincial Leaguer, on* first; Hub Freeman, 1952 league batting champ with a 476 average, and recently of the Memphis Chicks of the Southern Association, will be on second; Ray Jablonski, Aquinas High School football and baseball coach, was a standout at Brockport State College for four years, on short; and hustling Jimmy Sculli, on ex-Border League shortstop, will hold down third base. In the outfield, Phelps will take a back seat to no one, with Border Leagu ers Bob Masterson and Eddie Ro gers, along with local boy Johnnie Scherbyn, who incidentally came ’o with four solid hits in last Sundays win over Newark, and Gordie Jorgensen, former Gorham star who is well known in Phelps for his powerful slugging. Larry G o o d m a n , old reliable will pro bably be behind the plate if efforts to laiid the' colorful Candy Faison fail There is still a chance Candy will be on hand, however, and his hard accurate throwing and s m a s h i n g hits to all comers of the field will no doubt make him a prime favorite with the crowd. The game will be preceeded by an exhibition by the Phelps Fire Department Drum and Bugle Corps, and otiher appropriate cere monies. Another interesting sidelight of the contest will be a meeting of a coach and pupil. Coach Chugger Davis of the Homer team is also Head football and baseball coach at Cortland State Teachers Col- \ire and coached the Phelps Man ager, Ollie Cook, during Ollie s • college days at Cortland.
